sMLB

Saturday, May 2, 1970

Detroit 36-44
DET
12

Final

6
CWS
Chicago 38-44

Players of the Game

19.67 WPA

A. Kaline RF

1-3, 4 R, 2 RBI, HR, 3 BB

17.21 WPA

W. Horton LF

4-6, 1 R, 6 RBI, HR, 2B

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
DET 2 3 0 3 3 0 1 0 0 12 12 1
CWS 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 6 14 3

DET Batting

Hitters AB R H RBI HR BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
J. Northrup CF 5 2 1 0 · 0 0 .228 .319 .399 .718
D. McAuliffe SS 4 2 0 1 · 2 1 .242 .361 .339 .700
A. Kaline RF 3 4 1 2 1 3 0 .295 .381 .444 .825
W. Horton LF 6 1 4 6 1 0 0 .320 .346 .558 .904
N. Cash 1B 4 2 3 3 2 2 0 .257 .388 .468 .856
B. Freehan C 4 0 0 0 · 2 1 .258 .324 .447 .771
D. Wert 3B 5 0 0 0 · 0 1 .190 .326 .276 .602
D. Jones 2B 5 0 1 0 · 0 1 .200 .313 .255 .568
D. McLain P 3 1 1 0 · 0 1 .182 .333 .182 .515
a- G. Brown PH 1 0 1 0 · 0 0 .409 .519 .727 1.246
J. Niekro P 0 0 0 0 · 0 0 .167 .194 .200 .394
b- M. Stanley PH 1 0 0 0 · 0 0 .232 .292 .401 .693
F. Scherman P 0 0 0 0 · 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Totals 41 12 12 12 4 9 5

a - G. Brown pinch hit for D. McLain in the 6th

b - M. Stanley pinch hit for J. Niekro in the 8th

2B: W. Horton (2nd off B. Brandon, 2 on, 2 outs); J. Northrup (5th off D. Lazar, 0 on, 1 out)

HR: A. Kaline (1st off B. Brandon, 1 on, 1 out); W. Horton (4th off B. Brandon, 1 on, 1 out); N. Cash 2 (4th off B. Brandon, 0 on, 1 out; 7th off W. Wood, 0 on, 2 outs)

Total Bases: N. Cash 9, W. Horton 8, A. Kaline 4, J. Northrup 2, D. Jones, D. McLain, G. Brown

2-Out RBI: W. Horton 2, N. Cash

Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Wert 2, B. Freehan 2, N. Cash, J. Northrup, D. McAuliffe

Hit by Pitch: J. Northrup

Team LOB: 12

Fielding

E: D. Jones 1 (5)

DP: 3 (Jones-McAuliffe-Cash, Jones-McAuliffe-Cash, Cash-Freehan-Cash)

CWS Batting

Hitters AB R H RBI HR BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
C. May LF 5 1 3 2 1 0 0 .246 .338 .339 .677
L. Aparicio SS 5 1 1 0 · 0 0 .303 .349 .374 .723
D. Josephson C 5 0 2 0 · 0 1 .298 .335 .345 .680
B. Melton 3B 5 1 2 2 1 0 0 .284 .354 .546 .900
G. Hopkins 1B 4 1 2 0 · 1 0 .291 .371 .402 .773
K. Berry CF 5 0 1 0 · 0 0 .260 .328 .360 .688
B. Knoop 2B 4 1 1 0 · 1 1 .208 .253 .302 .555
W. Williams RF 2 0 0 1 · 2 0 .274 .327 .351 .678
B. Brandon P 1 0 0 0 · 0 0 .240 .269 .240 .509
D. Lazar P 1 1 1 1 · 0 0 .231 .231 .308 .539
a- S. O'Brien PH 1 0 0 0 · 0 0 .186 .284 .271 .555
W. Wood P 0 0 0 0 · 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .666
b- E. Herrmann PH 1 0 1 0 · 0 0 .363 .421 .651 1.072
G. Arrigo P 0 0 0 0 · 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Totals 39 6 14 6 2 4 2

a - S. O'Brien pinch hit for D. Lazar in the 5th

b - E. Herrmann pinch hit for W. Wood in the 8th

2B: L. Aparicio (5th off D. McLain, 0 on, 1 out); G. Hopkins (5th off D. McLain, 0 on, 2 outs)

3B: B. Knoop (5th off D. McLain, 0 on, 0 outs)

HR: C. May (5th off D. McLain, 1 on, 1 out); B. Melton (5th off D. McLain, 1 on, 2 outs)

Total Bases: C. May 6, B. Melton 5, G. Hopkins 3, B. Knoop 3, L. Aparicio 2, D. Josephson 2, K. Berry, D. Lazar, E. Herrmann

2-Out RBI: B. Melton 2, W. Williams

Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: L. Aparicio 2, S. O'Brien 2, K. Berry

GIDP: D. Josephson, G. Hopkins, K. Berry

Team LOB: 10

Fielding

E: B. Knoop 1 (7), G. Hopkins 1 (6)

DET Pitching

Pitcher IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI
D. McLain W 5.0 10 6 6 4 1 2 27 146
J. Niekro 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 · 7 15
F. Scherman 2.0 3 0 0 0 0 · 9 40

Game Score: D. McLain 23, J. Niekro 56, F. Scherman 50

GB-FB: D. McLain 6-6, J. Niekro 4-1, F. Scherman 2-3

Pitches: D. McLain 146, J. Niekro 15, F. Scherman 40

CWS Pitching

Pitcher IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI
B. Brandon L 3.1 7 8 5 5 2 3 23 98
D. Lazar 1.2 3 3 3 3 1 · 11 41
W. Wood 3.0 2 1 1 0 2 1 11 38
G. Arrigo 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 · 6 27

Game Score: B. Brandon 17, D. Lazar 42, W. Wood 53, G. Arrigo 47

GB-FB: B. Brandon 4-4, D. Lazar 2-2, W. Wood 5-2, G. Arrigo 1-2

Pitches: B. Brandon 98, D. Lazar 41, W. Wood 38, G. Arrigo 27

Park: Comiskey Park Attendance: 11,074 Start: 8:05 PM ET

Game Log

Top 1st DET 2 Runs
Count
0-1
Outs
0
RBI / R
0 / 0
Runners
Exit Velo
89.0 mph
Launch Angle
45°
Pitcher
Bucky Brandon

0-0: Called Strike

0-1: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9LM, EV 89 MPH)

Count
3-2
Outs
1
RBI / R
2 / 1
Runners
Exit Velo
105.6 mph
Launch Angle
29°
Pitcher
Bucky Brandon

0-0: Swinging Strike

0-1: Swinging Strike

0-2: Foul Ball, location: 3SF

0-2: Ball

1-2: Foul Ball, location: 23F

1-2: Ball

2-2: Ball

3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F

3-2: 2-RUN HOME RUN (Flyball, 7D, EV 105 MPH), Distance : 360 ft

Bot 1st CWS
Top 2nd DET 3 Runs
Bot 2nd CWS
Top 3rd DET
Bot 3rd CWS
Top 4th DET 3 Runs
Count
3-2
Outs
1
RBI / R
2 / 1
Runners
Exit Velo
110.9 mph
Launch Angle
25°
Pitcher
Bucky Brandon

0-0: Foul Ball, location: 5SF

0-1: Ball

Wild Pitch!

Al Kaline to second

1-1: Ball

2-1: Ball

3-1: Called Strike

3-2: 2-RUN HOME RUN (Flyball, 9D, EV 110 MPH), Distance : 376 ft

Count
2-1
Outs
1
RBI / R
1 / 1
Runners
Exit Velo
104.9 mph
Launch Angle
27°
Pitcher
Bucky Brandon

0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F

0-1: Ball

1-1: Ball

2-1: SOLO HOME RUN (Flyball, 78XD, EV 104 MPH), Distance : 374 ft

Bot 4th CWS
Top 5th DET 3 Runs
Bot 5th CWS 6 Runs
Count
2-2
Outs
1
RBI / R
2 / 1
Runners
Exit Velo
108.3 mph
Launch Angle
35°
Pitcher
Denny McLain

0-0: Called Strike

0-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF

0-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF

0-2: Ball

1-2: Ball

2-2: 2-RUN HOME RUN (Flyball, 7LD, EV 108 MPH), Distance : 343 ft

Count
2-2
Outs
2
RBI / R
2 / 1
Runners
Exit Velo
106.6 mph
Launch Angle
32°
Pitcher
Denny McLain

0-0: Ball

1-0: Foul Ball, location: 5F

1-1: Called Strike

1-2: Ball

2-2: 2-RUN HOME RUN (Flyball, 9D, EV 106 MPH), Distance : 381 ft

Top 6th DET
Bot 6th CWS
Top 7th DET 1 Run
Count
0-0
Outs
2
RBI / R
1 / 1
Runners
Exit Velo
115.4 mph
Launch Angle
26°
Pitcher
Wilbur Wood

0-0: SOLO HOME RUN (Flyball, 7LD, EV 115 MPH), Distance : 348 ft

Bot 7th CWS
Top 8th DET
Bot 8th CWS
Top 9th DET
Bot 9th CWS